Women in Nuclear - WiN Canada

Check out our new position paper, Women in the Skilled Trades and Technologies - Myths and Realities co-authored with Skills Canada-Ontario.

The paper came out of a workshop that WiN held during the Canadian Nuclear Association conference last year, “Women in Non-Traditional Roles – Putting Our Skills to Work”, which was facilitated by Gail Smyth, Executive Director of Skills Canada. The discussion and recommendations arising from that workshop became the basis for the paper. WiN & Skills Canada-Ontario identified six myths that they felt discourage women from pursuing careers in the skilled trades and technologies. These six myths became the foundation of the paper and counterpoints were offered to these common misconceptions. Suggestions by the workshop participants were expanded upon and supported by research and data, to offer recommendations that can be instituted by government, educators, unions and industry.